crafts & activites

Who is ready for some Grass Soup fun?!? What? You’ve never heard of it? It’s delicious, nutritious, and I’m kidding. What I’m not kidding about though is making fun, pretend soup, out of grass and anything else you can find on your outdoor adventures! I swear I lived outside as a kid. I dug holes, […]

My son and I were so inspired to make cacti after reading Nobody Hugs A Cactus! You don’t have to read the book to do this activity, but it’s definitely a fun connection to make! The cool thing about this activity is that you can make it as plain or as extra as you want! […]

I never really need an excuse to do crafts but it’s definitely fun to do them based on themes or the holidays! National Pet Day is today (April 11th) and my son and I went BIG on the pet crafts yesterday. The great thing about these pet crafts are that you can do them any […]

Peeps are my favorite. I know your response already. “Ewwwwwwwww!” Am I right? Let’s be real – I feel like a very small population of people actually enjoy peeps, but thankfully it’s enough for them to stay in our stores. Like when we thought we were losing Ho-Hos forever, that was a rough day. Anyways, […]

Growing up I remember doing egg art projects in art class that I absolutely loved. It’s fun to kind of go out of the box and do different activities for Easter instead of just dying eggs. I’m in this stage of having panic attacks over how quickly my son is growing up. He’s 2 going […]

Easter is coming and that means we are seeing Peeps galore in our grocery stores! You may love them them or hate them, I feel like there is no in-between? But either way, I have 6 experiments that your toddler will absolutely have a blast doing! I am going to tell you what you need […]

Play-Doh has always been one of my absolute favorite things to play with as a kid. I could not wait until my son was old enough to try it out. I had been patiently waiting till he was 2, which is the recommended age, but around 21 months I couldn’t take it anymore. I had […]

Do you dread busting out the paints for your toddler or child? Are you already mentally preparing yourself for extra clean up in an already messy house? Are you picturing paint everywhere? Sometimes it’s really hard to justify making an EXTRA mess when you still have baskets of laundry to fold and put away, a […]

How To Make A Puffy Paint Snowman I love making puffy paint snowmen before Christmas, but it’s an activity/craft you can do anytime throughout the winter! It’s super easy and so much fun! Below you will find everything you need for your Puffy Paint Snowman! This batch works best for about 2 kids max. If […]

How To Make Magic Reindeer Food When I was a little kid and it was time to put out Santa’s cookies, I was always taught not to forget about the reindeer. Every year, next to Santa’s plate, there were either carrots, an apple, some oats, or all three. My first year teaching, I was a first […]